Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Copyright Claims
The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging unauthorized use of their journalism to train AI systems like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. The newspapers claim their content, including paywalled articles, was scraped and incorporated into AI training datasets, reducing traffic and subscription revenue. OpenAI stated its models use publicly available data under fair use, while Microsoft expressed surprise and willingness to discuss solutions. The newspapers seek destruction of AI models containing their content.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (47/100). Lens Score 45/100.
Outlets measured: economictimes, timesnow, firstpost, mint. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (45–48/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
mint broke this story on 5 Sept, 03:18 am. Other outlets followed.